Practice Management
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Popular book by USC oncologist pulled because of plagiarism
The Los Angeles Times reported earlier this week that it identified at least 95 instances of plagiarism by Dr. David B. Agus.
Original Research
Bridging the Digital Divide in Teledermatology Usage: A Retrospective Review of Patient Visits
We sought to analyze the demographics of patients utilizing synchronous video visits (SVs), asynchronous visits (AVs), and in-office visits (IVs)...
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NP-PA turf fights: Where the relationship can improve
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts a...
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Docs struggle to keep up with the flood of new medical knowledge. Here’s advice
The sheer number of new studies may even force some doctors to retreat from areas where they have not kept up, according to a physician professor...
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Physician pleads guilty to 52 counts in opioid scheme
The neuromuscular medicine specialist also admitted to ignoring patient requests to lower dosages and signs that patients were selling prescribed...
Commentary
Physicians and clinicians should be required to get flu shots: Ethicist
“I think flu vaccination is something that has already been shown to be useful and important.”
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How spirituality guides these three doctors
Almost 70% of physicians participating in a recently conducted survey shared that they have a spiritual or religious practice.
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Physician group staffing down, expenses up, new reports show
New reports show that higher wages elsewhere induce ancillary staff to leave, groups hire more RNs to fill the gap, and advanced practice...
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Doctors and their families tend to ignore medical guidelines
Doctors’ medical knowledge may influence them and their families to often ignore medical advice, study finds.
From the Journals
Docs with one paid malpractice claim are four times more likely to have another
A new study’s findings suggest that a single malpractice claim may not be a random stroke of bad luck.
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‘Only a sociopath could work for a large health system,’ doc says sardonically
A frustrated physician recently voiced some strong words in Medscape’s US Physician Burnout & Depression Report.